The rocket lifting off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. —AP
A capsule by aerospace company SpaceX left the earth’s orbit on Sept 11.
Dubbed Polaris Dawn, the five-day mission included the first ever spacewalk by civilians.
The four-man crew had even reached 1,400km above our planet’s surface – the highest orbital altitude achieved since 1972, and three times higher than the International Space Station.
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A view of earth taken from the Dragon capsule’s Skywalker spacewalk platform. — AP
Photographers setting up remote cameras outside the facility before the launch. — Reuters
People taking photos of the launch. — AFP
A crew member peeking out into space from the Skywalker. — AFP
